Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Sighting 4416233

Pyroderces falcatella

1 Cornworm at Cook, ACT

Pyroderces falcatella at Cook, ACT - suppressed
Pyroderces falcatella at Cook, ACT - suppressed
Pyroderces falcatella at Cook, ACT - suppressed
Pyroderces falcatella at Cook, ACT - suppressed
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Pyroderces falcatella 6 Jan 2022 donhe
Pyroderces falcatella 6 Jan 2022 ibaird
Pyroderces falcatella 5 Jan 2022 donhe
Unverified 4 Jan 2022 CathB

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ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2022
I agree this looks to my eye like a Pyroderces species, judging from the examples I can see online. However I would say this sighting looks rather more like Pyroderces falcatella (Cornworm) than P. rileyi. The ALA has a sighting of P. falcatella in NSW. whereas the P. rileyi examples seems to be more northern,
ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2022
This is a new species record for CNM (if confirmed. See also:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=776791
ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2022
As a moderator, I have tried, but Iam unable to add this species to the moth taxonomy. I have reported the error via the Conract form (5/1/22).
ibaird wrote:
   6 Jan 2022
Pyroderces falcatella now availlable in Gelechioidea.

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